Did you know creating art has been medically proven to lower stress and improve your mental health? This class is perfect for those looking to exercise their creative muscles by learning something new in a fun, social and relaxed environment.
Join Clay Artist Liz Kitchens as she guides you in designing your own necklace, bracelet, and/or earrings using colorful polymer clay beads. Kitchens will demonstrate a simple, quick procedure: how to condition, cut and sculpt polymer (Sculpy/Femo) clay into beads before baking them an oven and stringing your creations into jewelry.
Learn how to create wearable art that you’ll want to proudly show off to friends and family! Plus, with the holiday season quickly approaching, these would make the perfect, one-of-a-kind gift for the jewelry lovers in your life.
Special Note: The registration fee includes program materials.
Cancelling Your Reservation: In order to receive a full refund, participants must cancel their program registration at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled start of the program. Center for Health & Wellbeing’s Refund Policy
This program is presented by Liz Kitchens and hosted by the Winter Park Health Foundation.
About the Presenter:
Liz Kitchens is the author of Be Brave. Lose the Beige: Finding Your Sass After Sixty, published in May of 2023 by She Writes Press. Her book and blog, Be Brave. Lose the Beige, focus on issues facing Lady Boomers (women of the Baby Boomer generation). Liz conducts workshops and seminars on creativity and directed a creative arts program for teens in underserved communities. She has also been a market researcher for thirty-five years and is the founder of What’s Next Boomer? a website dedicated to helping Baby Boomers navigate retirement options; She is a contributing writer for the online magazine, Sixty and Me, and has been published in various online and print publications. She is married, the mother of three adult children, and the grandmother of three grandchildren.
Registration Note:
Please note: As of August 2023, when you register via Eventbrite for community education programs at the Center for Health & Wellbeing, you are now required to accept our Waiver and Release as part of the Eventbrite checkout process. Visit YourHealthandWellbeing.org/waiverandrelease for more details.
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